Welcome to my window on the world of doctoring. I am a generalist physician trained in family medicine with 25 years of experience in the trenches. Currently I work in a residential facility for adults with intellectual and physical disabilities. Over the span of years, though, I have worked in traditional private practice, academia, and government institutions. Before I went to medical school, I held jobs in hospitals starting with candy striping in high school to supervising a laboratory after college. My opinions are strictly my own, and I claim no expertise other than having been immersed in health care at various levels for over 40 years.
There have been a lot of changes…but the one thing that has not changed is that people just want to feel better. Ultimately, that is all they really want from their doctor. Medical culture today, however, seems to focus on cure rather than care. The reality is that there is very little that we can cure, but there is a lot that we can do to care–to make people feel better.
So stay tuned for my musings. I welcome thoughtful comments.
Peace, Dr. J
awesome! I will be a loyal follower!
Why to go Janet!!!